If you ever played Papyrus’ seminal Grand Prix Legends then you’ve read his name. Rich began working as a tester on NASCAR Racing (1994) and was with Papyrus at the end. In this interview, published in 2022, we discuss his time at the legendary studio and the design of Grand Prix Legends, including initial feelings of hurt at not being asked to join iRacing.
ICR2 is a simulation of the 1995 IndyCar Series. It featured 15 tracks and a selection of chassis and engines.
Re-released as CART Racing.
Join Jon Denton, Tim Wheatley, Simon Croft and guest(s) as they discuss sim racing and racing games past, present and future.
Released last week, Polyphony Digital have updated GT7 with three new cars, some new events added to World Circuits and a few other tweaks.
The new cars are the Nissan Silvia K’s Type S (S14) ’94…
…Porsche Vision Gran Turismo Spyder…
…and Volkswagen ID.R ’19.
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Changelog:
Main Features
1. Cars
- Three new cars have been added:
・Nissan Silvia K’s Type S (S14) ’94 (available for purchase at Legend Cars on September 29)
・Porsche Vision Gran Turismo Spyder
・Volkswagen ID.R ’192. Café
– The following Menu Book has been added:
・Menu Book No. 45: The Silvia Sisters (Collector Level 27 and above)
– The following two Extra Menus have been added:
・Extra Menu No. 8: Collection: Corvette (Collector Level 20 and above)
・Extra Menu No. 9: Collection: Mid-engine Porsche (Collector Level 45 and above)The new Menu Books and Extra Menus will appear after clearing Menu Book No. 39 (Championship: World GT Series) and watching the ending.
3. World Circuits
- The following new events have been added to World Circuits:
・Silvia Sisters
- Willows Springs International Raceway: Streets of Willow Springs
- Tsukuba Circuit
- Deep Forest Raceway Reverse
・Japanese FR Challenge 450
- Autopolis International Racing Course
・American Clubman Cup 700
- Trial Mountain Circuit
・World Touring Car 800
- Tokyo Expressway East ClockwiseWorld Touring Car 800 will appear after clearing Menu Book No. 39 (Championship: World GT Series) and watching the ending.
4. Scapes
- California II and Tokyo II have been added as featured Curations in Scapes.5. Livery Editor
- Added six MAZDA SPIRIT RACING logo decals. These can be selected in the Livery Editor when the current car is a Mazda.
Other Improvements and Adjustments1. Lobby/Meeting Place/Sport
- Improved network connectivity.
- We addressed an issue where the car would not move if stopped using the handbrake in the pitlane during a practice run on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Rallycross Layout.
- We fixed an issue where the “My Record” time displayed during a race would be incorrect in an Online Time Trial.
- The cursor will move to “Exit” when pressing the cancel button in the Quick Menu. When selecting “Exit,” the question, “Do you want to quit?” will now be displayed.2. Race Screen
- We repaired an issue where the refueling indicator would be incorrect in races with fuel consumption enabled.3. License Center
- We addressed an issue where the ghost car would be positioned in a different starting position to the player if “Display Demonstration Ghost” was turned on in License S-8 and S-10.4. Car Settings
- We changed the calculation of the Performance Points (PP) in Car Settings so that measurements are taken with stock Differential Gear (LSD) and Suspension settings.5. Garage
- We fixed an issue where changing the settings of the current car in Garage would cause that car to be listed at the top even when the sorting order was set as “By Date Acquired.”
- We fixed an issue wherein the sorting order was incorrect when “Last Used” was selected from the Change Car menu.6. Steering Controllers
- We added support for the Logitech® G PRO Racing Wheel.
- We added a button configuration menu for the Fanatec® Podium in “Options > Controllers.”
- We added the ability to connect to a different shifter from the one currently being used for Fanatec steering controllers.
- We added a rotary encoder support for Fanatec steering controllers. (Models that feature rotary encoders such as the Clubsport Steering Wheel Formula V2 can be used.)7. Others
– Various other issues have been addressed.Thank you for your loyal support, and we hope you continue to enjoy Gran Turismo 7!